# Things to do in Tashkent: top sights and where to go

> Tashkent spreads its sights wide: the Soviet-era centre around Amir Timur Square with the Navoi Theatre and museums, the Old Town with the Hazrati Imam complex and Chorsu Bazaar to the north-west, and the new Tashkent City Park in between — all linked by a metro whose stations are sights in themselves. Give the first day to the centre and lunch at the Plov Centre; keep the Old Town or the Chimgan mountains for a second day.

Web page: https://yesgo.io/uzbekistan/tashkent

## Ready itineraries

- [One day in Tashkent: an itinerary in the best order](https://yesgo.io/uzbekistan/tashkent/in-1-day.md): Palace-like metro stations, the Navoi opera house, the Romanov palace, a museum of carved ganch, Chorsu Bazaar under its dome and the Hazrati Imam complex.
- [2 days in Tashkent: a day-by-day itinerary](https://yesgo.io/uzbekistan/tashkent/in-2-days.md): Palace-like metro stations, Chorsu Bazaar and the Hazrati Imam complex first, then the Western Tien Shan peaks and a chairlift up from the valley.

## All 10 places with the YesGo score

- [Tashkent Metro](https://yesgo.io/uzbekistan/tashkent/tashkent-metro.md): YesGo score 50/100 (Yes, go) · 1 h · 2,500 som by card, 3,000 cash. The Tashkent Metro opened in 1977 as Central Asia's first, and its older stations are some of the most lavish anywhere in the former USSR…
- [Romanov Palace](https://yesgo.io/uzbekistan/tashkent/romanov-palace.md): YesGo score 44/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 15 min · Free, outside only. The Romanov Palace is the 1891 mansion of Grand Duke Nikolai Konstantinovich, a Romanov exiled to Tashkent. You can’t go inside: it has…
- [Navoi Theatre](https://yesgo.io/uzbekistan/tashkent/navoi-theatre.md): YesGo score 44/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 20 min · Shows from 77,000 som. The Alisher Navoi Opera and Ballet Theatre is Uzbekistan's main opera house, a 12–15 minute walk from Amir Timur Square. The facade and…
- [Hazrati Imam Complex](https://yesgo.io/uzbekistan/tashkent/hazrati-imam.md): YesGo score 43/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 45 min · Free; Quran museum has a small fee. The Hazrati Imam Complex (also called Khast Imam) is the religious centre of Tashkent’s old town: a 16th-century mausoleum, the Barakhan…
- [Tashkent City Park](https://yesgo.io/uzbekistan/tashkent/tashkent-city-park.md): YesGo score 41/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h · Free. Tashkent City Park is a free public park with a lake and a 200-metre musical fountain in the middle of the city’s new skyscraper district…
- [Chorsu Bazaar](https://yesgo.io/uzbekistan/tashkent/chorsu-bazaar.md): YesGo score 39/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h · Free. Chorsu is Tashkent's oldest and best-known bazaar: a giant turquoise dome in the Old Town packed with spices, dried fruit, nuts, sweets…
- [State Museum of Arts of Uzbekistan](https://yesgo.io/uzbekistan/tashkent/tashkent-art-museum.md): YesGo score 36/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h 30 min · Closed for reconstruction. Uzbekistan’s national art museum is **closed**: the building at 16 Amir Temur Avenue is shut for reconstruction and no reopening date has…
- [Museum of Applied Arts](https://yesgo.io/uzbekistan/tashkent/tashkent-applied-arts-museum.md): YesGo score 36/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h · ≈ UZS 30,000–40,000, unofficial. The Museum of Applied Arts in Tashkent is the former mansion of Russian diplomat Alexander Polovtsov, its halls carved and painted in the…
- [Plov Centre (Besh Qozon)](https://yesgo.io/uzbekistan/tashkent/tashkent-plov-centre.md): YesGo score 34/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h · Plov from 50,000 sum. The Plov Centre (Besh Qozon) is Tashkent’s huge pilaf canteen beside the TV Tower, where plov is cooked in giant cauldrons over open fire…
- [Chimgan](https://yesgo.io/uzbekistan/tashkent/chimgan.md): YesGo score 21/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 4 h · Free; chairlift ≈ UZS 40,000. Chimgan is a mountain area of the Western Tian Shan, 85–90 km from Tashkent — 1.5–2 hours by car. Its main peak, **Big Chimgan**, reaches…

## Tashkent travel guide

Before you go: the palatial metro, Chorsu Bazaar and Hazrati Imam, plov, the train to Samarkand, weather by month.

## Trip essentials

- How many days: 2 days, then Samarkand and Bukhara
- When to go: April–May and September–October
- Visa: Visa-free for many passports, often 30 days
- Currency: Uzbek som (UZS); cards accepted in cities
- To Samarkand: Afrosiyob high-speed train ≈ 2–2.5 h
- Time zone: UTC+5

## Key facts

- **1977** — the metro opened — each station is decorated like a museum hall (source: Wikipedia, “Tashkent Metro”)
- **Uthman Quran** — the Hazrati Imam complex keeps one of the oldest surviving Quran manuscripts (source: Wikipedia, “Hazrati Imam Complex”)
- **1947** — the Alisher Navoi Opera and Ballet Theatre opened (source: Wikipedia, “Alisher Navoi Theater”)
- **Chorsu** — the city’s main bazaar under a huge blue dome (source: Wikipedia, “Chorsu Bazaar”)

## Things to do in Tashkent

Tashkent’s highlights are the metro with its palace-like stations, Chorsu Bazaar, the Hazrati Imam complex, the Navoi Theatre and the Romanov Palace. Don’t miss plov at the Plov Centre. Outside the city are the Chimgan mountains. Every place with its YesGo score is in the list above; the “Map” button shows them on a map.

| Where | What to see | Time |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Old city** | [Hazrati Imam](https://yesgo.io/uzbekistan/tashkent/hazrati-imam), [Chorsu](https://yesgo.io/uzbekistan/tashkent/chorsu-bazaar) | ½ day |
| **Centre** | [Navoi Theatre](https://yesgo.io/uzbekistan/tashkent/navoi-theatre), [Romanov Palace](https://yesgo.io/uzbekistan/tashkent/romanov-palace), [City Park](https://yesgo.io/uzbekistan/tashkent/tashkent-city-park) | ½ day |
| **Underground** | [Metro](https://yesgo.io/uzbekistan/tashkent/tashkent-metro) | 1–2 h |
| **Museums** | [Fine Arts](https://yesgo.io/uzbekistan/tashkent/tashkent-art-museum), [Applied Arts](https://yesgo.io/uzbekistan/tashkent/tashkent-applied-arts-museum) | 2 h |
| **Food & mountains** | [Plov Centre](https://yesgo.io/uzbekistan/tashkent/tashkent-plov-centre), [Chimgan](https://yesgo.io/uzbekistan/tashkent/chimgan) | 1 day |

Rather not plan it yourself? The list above has ready itineraries, with places in a sensible order.

## Tashkent airport and trains onward

Tashkent airport is in the city, 15–20 minutes by taxi from the centre. To travel on, take the Afrosiyob high-speed train: about 2–2.5 hours to Samarkand and about 4 to Bukhara.

| To | How | Time |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Airport → centre** | Ride-hailing app | ≈ 15–20 min |
| **[Samarkand](https://yesgo.io/uzbekistan/samarkand)** | Afrosiyob train | ≈ 2–2.5 h |
| **[Bukhara](https://yesgo.io/uzbekistan/bukhara)** | Afrosiyob train | ≈ 4 h |
| **[Khiva](https://yesgo.io/uzbekistan/khiva)** | Flight to Urgench, train | ≈ 1.5 h / 14 h |

## Tashkent weather by month

The best time to visit Tashkent is April–May and September–October — warm and dry. Summer heat reaches 36 °C. October is about 21 °C by day, November about 14 °C. Winter is mild, with occasional snow and frost.

- **January in Tashkent**: day ≈ 7°C, night ≈ -2°C, rainy days: 12. Cool, sometimes snow.
- **February in Tashkent**: day ≈ 10°C, night ≈ 0°C, rainy days: 11. Cool.
- **March in Tashkent**: day ≈ 16°C, night ≈ 5°C, rainy days: 13. Spring, Navruz.
- **April in Tashkent** (best time): day ≈ 22°C, night ≈ 10°C, rainy days: 11. Warm, orchards in bloom.
- **May in Tashkent** (best time): day ≈ 28°C, night ≈ 14°C, rainy days: 9. Warm — one of the best months.
- **June in Tashkent**: day ≈ 34°C, night ≈ 19°C, rainy days: 4. Hot, about 34°.
- **July in Tashkent**: day ≈ 36°C, night ≈ 21°C, rainy days: 2. Peak heat, up to 36°.
- **August in Tashkent**: day ≈ 35°C, night ≈ 19°C, rainy days: 1. Hot and dry.
- **September in Tashkent** (best time): day ≈ 29°C, night ≈ 14°C, rainy days: 2. Warm, about 29°. Fruit harvest.
- **October in Tashkent** (best time): day ≈ 21°C, night ≈ 8°C, rainy days: 6. About 21° — the best month.
- **November in Tashkent**: day ≈ 14°C, night ≈ 3°C, rainy days: 9. Cool, about 14°.
- **December in Tashkent**: day ≈ 8°C, night ≈ 0°C, rainy days: 11. Cool.

Summers are hot and dry — sightsee in the morning and evening.

## Tashkent ticket prices

The bazaar, parks and Hazrati Imam from outside are free. You pay for museums, the theatre and trips to Chimgan.

- [Tashkent Metro](https://yesgo.io/uzbekistan/tashkent/tashkent-metro) — 2,500 som by card, 3,000 cash
- [Romanov Palace](https://yesgo.io/uzbekistan/tashkent/romanov-palace) — Free, outside only
- [Navoi Theatre](https://yesgo.io/uzbekistan/tashkent/navoi-theatre) — Shows from 77,000 som
- [Hazrati Imam Complex](https://yesgo.io/uzbekistan/tashkent/hazrati-imam) — Free; Quran museum has a small fee
- [Tashkent City Park](https://yesgo.io/uzbekistan/tashkent/tashkent-city-park) — Free
- [Chorsu Bazaar](https://yesgo.io/uzbekistan/tashkent/chorsu-bazaar) — Free
- [State Museum of Arts of Uzbekistan](https://yesgo.io/uzbekistan/tashkent/tashkent-art-museum) — Closed for reconstruction
- [Museum of Applied Arts](https://yesgo.io/uzbekistan/tashkent/tashkent-applied-arts-museum) — ≈ UZS 30,000–40,000, unofficial
- [Plov Centre (Besh Qozon)](https://yesgo.io/uzbekistan/tashkent/tashkent-plov-centre) — Plov from 50,000 sum
- [Chimgan](https://yesgo.io/uzbekistan/tashkent/chimgan) — Free; chairlift ≈ UZS 40,000

## Tips

- Afrosiyob tickets to Samarkand and Bukhara sell out — book ahead.
- Plov is a lunch dish in Tashkent — by evening it may be gone.

## Questions

### Is Tashkent worth visiting?

Yes, for a day or two: the palace-like metro, Chorsu Bazaar, Hazrati Imam and the best plov — then take the fast train to Samarkand and Bukhara.

### Do I need a visa for Uzbekistan?

Citizens of many countries, including the EU, UK and US, can visit visa-free, often for up to 30 days. Check the rule for your passport.

### How do I get from Tashkent to Samarkand?

By the Afrosiyob high-speed train in about 2–2.5 hours.

## Sources

- Wikipedia, “Tashkent”; “Tashkent Metro”; “Hazrati Imam Complex”; Tashkent climate (1991–2020 normals)
- Uzbekistan Railways — Afrosiyob timetable

Facts checked: 09.11.2026

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